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Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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98 lines
4.8 KiB
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type: "Bill"
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title: "Extends eligibility for accidental disability and accidental death benefits to certain PFRS, SPRS and PERS members who contract COVID-19 and test positive for SARS-CoV-2.**"
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description: "Extends eligibility for accidental disability and accidental death benefits to certain PFRS, SPRS and PERS members who contract COVID-19 and test positive for SARS-CoV-2.**"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
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legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
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session: "219"
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identifier: "A 3945"
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citation: "New Jersey A 3945 (219)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["DISEASE", "EMERG MGMT", "PENSIONS POL", "PENSIONS PUB", "WORKERS COMP"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Chaparro, Annette", "Diegnan, Patrick J.", "Greenstein, Linda R.", "Mukherji, Raj", "Murphy, Carol A."]
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version_count: 2
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action_count: 12
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2020-04-13T04:00:00+00:00"
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last_action: "2020-07-01T04:00:00+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d871e373-1b5d-4c65-9ca7-574b27ee1f26"
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source_url: "http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/downloads.asp"
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source_hash: "9a2eee051fbb32076a3ee0c4b0a5581943ee4c71b4695771e76dd575d7befb36"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nj"]
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---
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# New Jersey A 3945 (219) — Extends eligibility for accidental disability and accidental death benefits to certain PFRS, SPRS and PERS members who contract COVID-19 and test positive for SARS-CoV-2.**
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A4000/3945_I1.HTM)
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2. **Reprint** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2020/Bills/A4000/3945_R1.HTM)
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## Votes
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- Reported out of Assembly committee with amendments — **11–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **12–0** (pass) · upper
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- CONCUR IN SA — **73–0** (pass) · lower
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- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **80–0** (pass) · lower
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- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Chaparro, Annette — primary (person)
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- Diegnan, Patrick J. — primary (person)
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- Greenstein, Linda R. — primary (person)
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- Mukherji, Raj — primary (person)
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- Murphy, Carol A. — primary (person)
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- Benson, Daniel R. — cosponsor (person)
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- Catalano, John — cosponsor (person)
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- Chiaravalloti, Nicholas — cosponsor (person)
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- Dancer, Ronald S. — cosponsor (person)
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- DeAngelo, Wayne P. — cosponsor (person)
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- Downey, Joann — cosponsor (person)
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- Houghtaling, Eric — cosponsor (person)
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- Jasey, Mila M. — cosponsor (person)
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- Jimenez, Angelica M. — cosponsor (person)
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- Johnson, Gordon M. — cosponsor (person)
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- Lopez, Yvonne — cosponsor (person)
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- McGuckin, Gregory P. — cosponsor (person)
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- Mejia, Pedro — cosponsor (person)
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- Moen, William F. — cosponsor (person)
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- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — cosponsor (person)
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- Spearman, William W. — cosponsor (person)
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- Swain, Lisa — cosponsor (person)
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- Timberlake, Britnee N. — cosponsor (person)
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- Tucker, Cleopatra G. — cosponsor (person)
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- Tully, P. Christopher — cosponsor (person)
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- Vainieri Huttle, Valerie — cosponsor (person)
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- Wimberly, Benjie E. — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2020-04-13T04:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly State and Local Government Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2020-05-07T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Assembly Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2020-05-11T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Assembly Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
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- **2020-05-14T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (80-0-0) `passage`
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- **2020-05-14T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2020-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Transferred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee `referral-committee`
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- **2020-06-25T04:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
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- **2020-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for S2430 (SCS)
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- **2020-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (38-0) `passage`
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- **2020-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly, 2nd Reading on Concurrence
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- **2020-06-29T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (73-0-0) `passage`
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- **2020-07-01T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2020, c.54. `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d871e373-1b5d-4c65-9ca7-574b27ee1f26`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).
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